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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

a little giveaway & my love for...

Japanese fabrics! My love for these sweet textiles is what I've had since I first started my manic obsession! Yes, I adore all the cutsie little forest animals in the bright lovely colors! If it wasn't for these adorable little creatures I don't know if my love of fabric would have begun. They were some of my very first fabrics I started to collect and still get just as giddy when new ones come out.

I don't think I've seen such cute Japanese fabrics for quite awhile so am extra excited about their arrival!

In October I've got some new lovely Atusko fabrics coming that I can't wait to see!! I thought you may like a sneaky peaky. :)

A fabulous patchwork in all these pretty colors! Yum!

Aren't all these so pretty!! I love all of them!!

Would you like to win a fat quarter bundle of the new Japanese cutsie fabrics or the pretty floral Japanese fabrics. I'll pick two winners, one for the cutsie forest friends bundle and one for the pretty florals. :)

You have 3 chances to win. Choose any 3 of the following~

1. Tell me what you've been sewing this week (sadly I've been missing my sewing machine, life has just been too busy)

2. Blog about this giveaway
3. Have commented on my blog before
4. Are a follower of my blog
5. Have bought from my Etsy shop, Sew Deerly Loved

Make sure to leave a separate comment
for the 3 you qualify for. I'll be using random.org to pick the
winners so if you don't leave a comment for each 3 that you qualify for
you will only get one chance instead of three.

You have until Sunday evening, September 30th. I'll announce the winner on Monday.

This week I am sewing on new pillowcases for my grandkids, Gracie and Wyatt, they are moving into a new house, and have requested princess and spiderman pillowcases this time. So fun they get so excited!!

Oh my goodness, there are some super-cute fabrics there! I haven't been sewing this week, yet, not since a Farmers Wife Sampler block I did on the weekend. Hopefully today will be different and I'll get a tshirt finished for my other half.

I've gone crazy for fall table runners this week! I put 2 in the mail to friends already and should have 3 more done by the end of the week. I love runners -- they are so quick! And I'm really enjoying the cooler weather and working with fall colors.

This week, I'm working on a sweet crib sized quilt in flannel, Peachy Keen from Moda. I found some old embroidery transfers that look just like the puppies on one of the prints, and am embellishing a few squares with them. I can't wait to get it all stitched and done so I can photograph it!

Love the Japanese cutsie fabrics! So sweet! As for what I'm sewing this week... I thought about it and realised it is Wednesday and I haven't sewn since Friday! I just have to sew a strap onto a bag I'm making for my mum to finish it, I'm rubbish at x-boxes and have managed to put it off for 5 days now... I've been crocheting instead!

I really like the baking part of the animals and the penguins, but I think I am going to pick the florals! I think they would go great with a quilt I am wanting to make. But I would be happy with either one!I have been making a Dresden Plate quilt for my mom, in fact I should be doing that right now instead of on the computer! LOLmissysaprons@gmail.com

This week I am actually using my machine. I haven't used it in a bit, I was trying to settle in with the new school year. I am working on quilting a quilt that I started not this past summer, but the summer before. I need to finish it for Christmas.

I totally get your love of Japanese fabrics. I love them too. Sadly I have't sewn anything this week. I have been so covered up with work and life that I haven't had time. I did get to cut some pieces for a quilt for my daughter but no actual sewing.

I love the little forest animals and those flowers are pretty too. I am never able to pick between all those Japanese fabrics, so I never end up buying any. Would be nice to win some! Thanks for the chance!I've been sewing tunic tops and dresses for a tradeshow I'm a vendor in this October.